New Zealand - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in New Zealand was 22.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 30.20 in 1975, while its lowest value was 17.66 in 1991.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1971 23.02
1972 24.95
1973 24.88
1974 27.83
1975 30.20
1976 26.90
1977 24.40
1978 23.56
1979 21.39
1980 21.66
1981 24.70
1982 25.73
1983 25.84
1984 26.36
1985 27.35
1986 24.09
1987 23.26
1988 21.25
1989 21.63
1990 20.67
1991 17.66
1992 17.87
1993 19.53
1994 21.29
1995 22.43
1996 22.34
1997 22.15
1998 20.56
1999 21.88
2000 20.85
2001 21.49
2002 21.94
2003 23.26
2004 24.22
2005 24.75
2006 23.91
2007 23.91
2008 22.70
2009 20.17
2010 19.75
2011 19.97
2012 20.76
2013 21.34
2014 22.47
2015 22.97
2016 22.69
2017 23.13
2018 23.77
2019 23.48
2020 22.78

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts